Sentences with phrase «above maf»

Actually, your target pace should be based on your MAF heart rate: you should run at 10 - 15 BPM above MAF.

Otherwise, it is healthy and indeed necessary for 10 - 20 % of total athletic activity to be above the MAF HR, in order to, for example, develop the strength that you are preoccupied of losing by training MAF.

This is typically equivalent to a heart rate of 5 - 15 BPM above MAF.

For example, a marathon is best run 10 - 15 BPM above the MAF heart rate.

So, your half - marathon pace will be closer to 15 - 20 BPM above MAF (5 - 15 BPM is usually what I give for marathons).

Usually, you want to be racing a marathon some 10 - 15 BPM above your MAF heart rate.

For a half - marathon, your ballpark racing heart rate should be 10 - 20 BPM above MAF (although it varies for different people).

Your racing heart rate for a marathon should be 5 - 10 BPM above MAF.

If so, is it ok to go above MAF for the strides?

Let me give you an extreme example: in an interval session, the sprints are often far above MAF, and the interval jogs are often somewhat below MAF.

Your marathon pace should be 10 - 15 BPM above MAF.

Or when the heart rate increases above MAF HR?

The way we separate training stimulus is (1) at or under the MAF HR, (2) above the MAF HR but under the lactate threshold, and (3) above the heart rate threshold.

The rest can be done above the MAF HR, so long as you remain healthy and stress - free.

You mention that athletes should avoid other forms of training that would increase their heart rate above MAF.

As long as you have signs and symptoms of hypothyroid, it's not a good idea to run above your MAF HR very much at all.

For example, for the next three months I should not perform any strength training below the 12 - 15 rep range and no interval training where I go above my MAF HR.

It's entirely possible to do crossfit workouts without going above your MAF heart rate.

Not exact matches

That said, if you do stay under your MAF HR with a training routine similar to the one you described above, it's likely that you are remaining overwhelmingly aerobic.

(amazing to see sometimes you have spent 10 - 20 % of a run above 148 HR if you don't keep an eye on it)-- Conduct regular MAF tests on both bike and run (I use watts for bike and pace for run)-- Keep blocks of anaerobic work no longer than 2 - 3 weeks then return to aerobic work only.

Being 5 or 10 BPM below my actual aerobic threshold (which is what MAF intends to measure) will only marginally reduce my aerobic gains, but being 5 or 10 BPM above may produce a different kind of workout.

I've always understood MAF heart rate to represent precisely this threshold — i.e., don't go above it else you'll be training your anaerobic engine rather than building up capacity for distance races such as marathons.

Can I train at MAF aerobic level, but still compete above it?

The only reason why you want to train only at the MAF HR is because you are either (1) ill, injured, or overtrained, (2) recovering from any of the above, or (3) in a period of aerobic base building required by your sport.

My MAF HR is 133 and it was above 160 just as i started running.

I did read that you suggested going 12 - 15 BPM above, so for me I have a MAF of 154 so 169 would be my race HR?

-- Lastly, should I persist with the last 3 or 4 days of the MAF TWT despite the above issues?

But given the above - mentioned dangers of protracted high - intensity exercise, the MAF Method provides a better return on the investment of time and energy spent exercising than high - intensity programs that provide quicker, often short - term, fitness gains at the cost of health.

Spark Plugs - change (accordingly based upon stock heat range or colder if you are doing certain upgrades) Coolant - flush and change (every 120) MAF - Inspect and Clean if needed Thermostat -(change if indicated; see notes above) Air filter - change or clean (see notes above) Fuel Filter - change and inspect entire fuel system Oil Fill Cap - check for leaking, install OEM Oil Filler Cap Rubber Gasket if needed